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10.5.12

[News] The Wonder Girls are set to conquer the Japanese music world in July.

[News] The Wonder Girls are set to conquer the Japanese music world in July.

Cr. - en.korea

The Wonder Girls are set to conquer the Japanese music world in this July.

On May 10, Oricon Style announced, “The Wonder Girls are going to make their debut in Japan with the album Nobody for Everybody featuring the title ‘Nobody’ on July 25.”
Producer Park Jin Young revealed his ambition, stating, “I wanted to challenge bigger projects than usual.”
The group member So Hee said, “I’m thrilled.

I’m looking forward to meeting Japanese fans.” Hye Lim said, “I want to show Japanese fans the best of us.”
Oricon Style introduced the girl group as a social phenomenon with the megahit song “Tell Me.” released in September 2007, since their debut in February of the same year.

The group also caused a sensation with the retro look and fashion, and their music video and live performance reached over a whopping one hundred million searches on YouTube.